| Craig Ferguson | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Ferguson speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | 17 May 1962 Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Education | Cumbernauld High School |
| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relative(s) | Lynn Ferguson (sister) |
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| Website | www |
Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-American actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is best known for hosting the CBS late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014). He is the winner of a Peabody Award for his interview with South African archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2009.
After leaving The Late Late Show in December 2014, he hosted the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game (2014–2017), for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards, and Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (2016) on History.[1] In 2017, he released a six-episode web show with his wife, Megan Wallace Cunningham, titled Couple Thinkers.[2][3] In 2021, he hosted The Hustler, television game show that aired on ABC from 4 January to 23 September 2021.
After starting his career in the UK with music, comedy, and theatre, Ferguson moved to the US, where he appeared in the role of Nigel Wick on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show (1996–2004). Ferguson has written three books: Between the Bridge and the River, a novel; American on Purpose (2009), a memoir; and Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations & Observations (2019). He holds both British and American citizenship.
He has written and starred in three films, directing one of them, and has appeared in several others. In animated film, he had provided the voices of Gobber in the How to Train Your Dragon film series (2010–2019), Owl in Winnie the Pooh (2011), and Lord Macintosh in Brave (2012).
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (6 January 2016). "'Join Or Die With Craig Ferguson' Gets Premiere Date on History". Deadline. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "This Addicting New Series Comes From an Unexpected Source". 6 October 2017.
- ^ GANT (8 October 2017). "Kimbal Musk: Can real food feed the world? – Couple Thinkers – EP 1". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via YouTube.